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Muster In: Organized at Readville September to December, 1861.1
Muster Out: Mustered out January 20, 1866.2
Commander(s):
Colonel Francis A. Osborn
3
Major Albert Ordway
4
Captain George W. Gardner
5
Captain Thomas F. Edmands
6
Commander 5
Commander Image
First Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army7,8
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)9
Second Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army10,11
- Commander: Colonel Francis A. Osborn (June 30, 1864)12
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)13
Third Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army14,15
- Commander: Colonel Francis A. Osborn (July 31, 1864)16
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- Weapons:
Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army17,18
- Commander: Captain George W. Gardner (August 31, 1864)19
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- Weapons:
Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army20,21,22,23
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (September 30, 1864)24
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army25,26
- Commander: Captain Thomas F. Edmands (October 31, 1864)27
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:
Third Brigade | First Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army (November 1-December 3, 1864)28
Third Brigade | First Division | XXIV Corps | Army of the James | Union Army (December 3-31, 1864)29
- Commander: Major Albert Ordway (December 31, 1864)30
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- Note: On December 3, 1864, the X Corps and XVIII Corps of the Army of the James were reorganized into the XXIV Corps and the XXV Corps.
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | XXIV Corps | Army of the James | Union Army31,32
- Commander: Captain Thomas F. Edmands (January 31 & February 28, 1865)33,34
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- Note: The 24th Massachusetts was detached at Bermuda Landing, Va. during the month of January and February 1865.35,36
Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | XXIV Corps | Army of the James | Union Army37,38
- Commander: Captain Thomas F. Edmands (March 31, 1865)39
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- Note: The 24th Massachusetts was detached and serving on Bermuda Hundred during this time.40
Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles41:
- Bermuda Hundred line May 16-June 20.
- Port Walthal June 16-17.
- Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
- At Deep Bottom June to August, 1864.
- Demonstration north of James July 27-28.
- Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.
- Before Petersburg August 28-September 26.
- Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30.
- Darbytown and New Market Roads October 7.
- Reconnaissance on Darbytown Road October 13.
- Non-Veterans mustered out December 4, 1864.
- Duty at Four-Mile Church before Richmond until December 18,
- and at Bermuda Hundred until April 8, 1865.
- Guard duty at Richmond, Va., until January, 1866.
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 150 Years Ago Today: The Action at Four-Mile Creek: June 30-July 1, 1864
- CT AG 64-65: Report of Colonel John L. Otis, 10th Connecticut, of operations October 7, 1864
- LT: May 7, 1864 Elias S. Peck
- LT: August 6, 1864 Theodore Lyman
- NP: July 11, 1864 New York Daily News: From General Foster’s Command
- NP: July 27, 1864 Richmond Examiner: 162nd NY Captured and Sent to Libby Prison, July 25-26, 1864
- NP: August 27, 1864 Quincy Patriot: 24th Massachusetts Itinerary
- OR XLII P1 #283: Report of Captain J. Crosby Maker, 24th MA, August 14, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #284: Report of Captain George W. Gardner, 24th MA August 14-21, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #285: Report of Colonel Francis A. Osborn, 24th MA, October 13, 1864
Sources:
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- Francis A. Osborn image. MOLLUS-Mass Civil War Photograph Collection, Vol. 93, Page 4772. United States Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, PA. ↩
- Albert Ordway image. MOLLUS-Mass Civil War Photograph Collection, Vol. 93, Page 4771. United States Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, PA. ↩
- George W. Gardner image. MOLLUS-Mass Civil War Photograph Collection, Vol. 93, Page 4773L. United States Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, PA. ↩
- Thomas F. Edmands image. MOLLUS-Mass Civil War Photograph Collection, Vol. 93, Page 4772L. United States Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, PA. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 233 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 553 ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 24th Massachusetts Entry, Page 85; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 233 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 553 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 553 ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 24th Massachusetts Entry, Page 85; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), page 263 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), page 738 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), page 738 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), page 619: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 119: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (August 1864)” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), page 619: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
- Sommers, Richard J. “Grant’s Fifth Offensive at Petersburg: A Study in Strategy, Tactics, and Generalship. The Battle of Poplar Spring Church, the First Battle of the Darbytown Road, the Second Battle of the Squirrel Level Road, the Second Battle of the Darbytown Road (Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia).” Doctoral Thesis. Rice University, 1970. Print. p. 1303. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 133: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (September-October 1864)” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 145: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (September-October 1864)” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 147: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (September-October 1864)” ↩
- Volume 15 (Ordnance Returns for the Third Quarter, July-September, 1864); 24th Massachusetts Entry, Page 79; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 465: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 149: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces…Fair Oaks and Darbytown Road, Va., October 27-28, 1864” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 465: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 1124: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 1124: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 334: “Organization of the Union Forces” (January 31, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 748: “Organization of the Union Forces” (February 28, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 334: “Organization of the Union Forces” (January 31, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 748: “Organization of the Union Forces” (February 28, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 334: “Organization of the Union Forces” (January 31, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 748: “Organization of the Union Forces” (February 28, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 577: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 594: “Return of casualties in the Union Forces commanded by Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, March 29-April 9, 1865” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 577: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 577: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩